Doctor Omega
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IAN LEVINE: Eric was writing Gallifrey.
After the cancellation, JNT and Eric had a furious row because John wanted to carry on with the same scripts.
Eric said that it needed a new fresh approach so he refused to complete Gallifrey.
In a classic fit of pique, John commissioned Pip and Jane Baker to write it to Eric's storyline.
After one week, Eric made such an almighty stink that the commission was withdrawn, but I believe the stigma of this action led to Eric's finally walking out a year later.
Eric finds this period so painful he has forgotten half of what happened, but Bob Holmes had offered the guidance of a mentor to Eric to write a story about con men, deposed Presidents, and sleeper agents with a hint of The Manchurian Candidate thrown in.
Eric discussed the entire plot with me prior to the cancellation, but it never made it past the original story ideas as it would have been the last of the six stories to go into production, but Julian Glover was considered as the machiavellian arch villain President.
On to the actual season 23......
THE MYSTERIOUS PLANET.....
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-mysterious-planet-1986.5240/
Back to the previous story....
THE HOLLOWS OF TIME.....
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/the-hollows-of-time-1986.5471/
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